"Your Majesty, this is the Jiangdu Mansion report, Huainan salt rectification, after the king envoy Jun rectification, the salt fields in Yangtai Chu have all been collected and rectified, the salt people settled, it will not be long before the salt in Huainan can be transferred north. Huaibei no longer has to worry about salt shortage, and the imperial court will also add a lot of income! Zhang Yisu held a book of notes and presented it to Liu Chengyou.

"Wang Qing's speed is very fast!" Liu Chengyou was interested, took a quick glance, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Huainan is in the benefit of the country, and you can already see its appearance!" ”

Wang Pu's task of staying in Yangzhou was to stabilize the situation, adjust the political system, and construct the ruling order of the Han Dynasty over Huaidong Prefecture, but also the rectification of the financial situation was the key point, and the core of this was the rectification of salt affairs.

"The three divisions have calculated, Huaidong Salt, how much can the imperial court earn?" Liu Chengyou asked.

Zhang Yisu replied: "With the current situation alone, with this addition, the imperial court can increase its income by at least 1.5 million yuan per year, and with the passage of time, it will continue to expand the camp, which can be doubled!" ”

Nodding, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but sigh to himself: "Just 1.5 million, how many things can be done for the imperial court!" ”

"How's the money system?" Liu Chengyou asked again.

Zhang Yisu replied: "The three divisions are ready to raise millions of new money and distribute them to Huainan. When the situation is stabilized, the two more official governments will issue a notice to the people, ordering them to exchange Han money, and gradually abolish Tang money and old coins for half a year! ”

"Just be prepared!" Liu Chengyou bowed his head.

According to the plan of the three divisions, just look at this one out and one in, and you can get a lot of money and taxes. This is a ruling measure, and it is also a disguised plundering of the wealth of the Huai people, and I thought about it for a while: "When a special person is responsible, the ratio of exchange must be comprehensively implemented, and it should be done cautiously, in addition, we must pay attention to the impact, do not cause a civil uprising!" ”

"Yes!"

Liu Chengyou raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Yisu, this gentleman was not yet thirty, standing there, humble and natural, giving people a sense of steadiness. With the merit of Huainan, after returning to the dynasty, Zhang Yisu moved to the third division and was a chief under the salt and iron transshipment.

"How is Wang Qing's health?" Liu Chengyou asked casually.

Hearing this, Zhang Yisu hurriedly responded, and his tone was a little sentimental: "Back to Your Majesty, I vomited blood again last night, and I was in a coma for two hours, and my wife was serving in front of the bed." According to the doctor, he is already terminally ill, and he can not be cured by medicine, perhaps, just in the past few days! ”

Listening to what he said, even if Liu Chengyou's heart is as hard as iron, he will inevitably be moved. I still remember that Wang Zhangbing was in charge of the three divisions and was in charge of the country's financial planning, and Liu Chengyou often described him as "exhausted".

Sighing in his heart, his face was silent, Liu Chengyou instructed Zhang Dejun: "Take two old ginseng sticks from the palace, and later, let Zhang Qing bring them back!" ”

"Yes!"

"You go back to the house and tell Wang Qing to take care of his health, just say, I will take time to visit him!" Liu Chengyou said to Zhang Yi again.

"Ministers, thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Yisu fell to his knees, his tone a little choked.

After Zhang Yisu retreated, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but whisper: "Another old man!" ”

rummaged through the imperial case, and took out a recital, which was played by Wang Jingchong, the deputy envoy of Wude. The above book is Wang Jingchong's investigation of Wang Zhang's "violation of the law and system", forming a party for personal gain, embezzlement and bribery, resentment against the king, and dissent, Wang Jingchong has listed more than a dozen cases of criminal responsibility......

Of course, Liu Chengyou didn't believe most of this recital, and most of the small part of what he believed was also added by Wang Jingchong. This is basically a framing of Wang Zhang.

As for why Wang Jingchong did this, it is probably a grudge between the two. Two years ago, during the Yang Wei case, Wang Zhangke was very contemptuous of Wang Jingchong, who jumped up and down and actively campaigned, and there were frequent verbal conflicts.

His eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze slowly became cold, Liu Chengyou handed the recital to Zhang Dejun, and ordered in a deep voice: "You personally go to Wudesi, find Wang Jingchong, and burn this recital in front of him!" ”

"Yes!" The gaze of the Son of Heaven made Zhang Dejun feel cold down his spine, and he didn't dare to slack off.

"In addition, let Li Shaoyou come to see me!"

It is a pity that Wang Zhang did not wait for Liu Chengyou's royal visit, so he passed away in the early morning of March 14 in the fifth year of Qianyou. The Son of Heaven sighed and thought it was a pity that he could not see him before he died!

......

With the increasing stability of the Han Dynasty, the market in Tokyo has become more and more prosperous, and among the flower streets and willow alleys in the North City, all kinds of pavilions and courtyards have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, together with the official squares, for the entertainment of the officials and the people.

Since the emperor's uncle Murong Yanchao took office as the governor of Kaifeng Mansion, he has carried out some rectification of the people's Goolan land, issued licenses, and regularly inspected prostitutes, making this market formal and prosperous.

Compared with many military soldiers and wealthy businessmen, many officials in the DPRK and China prefer the people's squares, especially those high-end places with poems, lyrics, paintings, and music. In the meantime, he played the piano and flute against each other, played elegantly, and had much less restraint to avoid revealing his ugliness.

The same goes for Tao Valley.

"Tao Gong go slowly, and he will come to visit another day!" In front of the lantern-filled poetry workshop, a gorgeously dressed middle-aged man grovelled, laughed with him, and helped Tao Gu into the carriage.

"Thank you for your hospitality!" Tao Gu seems to have drunk a lot of wine, and his tongue is a little fighting.

Today, he came to meet at the invitation of a friend, and it was naturally this middle-aged man who was the host. This person is a businessman, from Huainan, a businessman who pursues profits, has a keen sense of smell, as a Xinshun Hanmin, these days, there are many businessmen who enter Tokyo, buy industries, throw money around, and have frequent activities. Huaishang came to the north and contributed to the prosperity of Tokyo in all aspects......

Boarding the car, although drunk and confused, Tao Gu still retained a trace of sanity, leaned on the carriage, opened the curtains, and looked at the businessman who was still standing on the left side of the road: "Whoever you ask, talk about it another day, talk about it another day!" ”

"Everything depends on Tao Gong!" The middle-aged man remained modest.

The carriage went around, and it took more than a quarter of an hour to return to the mansion, and it was the two dancing girls who were given to him by Feng Yansi when he was the envoy to Tang. Tao Gu has always loved these two young maids who can be his daughters, and often summons them to serve together, this old boy is very good at playing.

Two pairs of slender jade hands, each holding an old leg, scrubbed and massaged Tao Gu, and waited wholeheartedly. The wine was almost awake, looking down at the two maids, Tao Gu sighed quietly, and his face was full of melancholy: "The girl is like a flower, but it can be broken; Talented people are like orchids, but no one appreciates them......"

"What's wrong with the master, is it that the servants don't serve well?" A young girl looked up and asked nervously.

Looking at the delicate and tender face that was raised up, Tao Gu reached out, pinched his chin, and said with a smile: "You have served very well, but it's a pity that the sigh in the old man's heart is beyond your understanding!" ”

Tao Gu is self-comparing to Fang Lan, and no one appreciates. Since the return of the Southern Expedition, Tao Gu has a feeling that he has never met talents, and he has worked hard from the expedition, not to mention many rewards, and his political demands have not been paid attention to at all.

These days, the situation in the court has changed a lot, Guo Wei went to the court and went to Xiangyang to take office. Fan Zhen went to the governor of Hedong, Su Yuqi completely retired, Wang Zhang died of illness, and the position of the third envoy was officially vacant.

The number of ministers has suddenly become vacant, and for many years, Tao Gu has been diligently seeking it, and that's it. This time, however, it was not his turn.

Liu Chengyou directly set the number of ministers in the political hall at five people, and after Xue Juzheng, the deputy envoy of the third division, straightened out, there was no action, and only Feng Dao, Li Tao, Fan Zhen, Wei Renpu, and Xue Juzheng shared the power. Tao Gu was full of enthusiasm, and was poured cold water, which cooled his heart.

In this way, the broken mouths of the Taoshe people began to increase, and the occasions for feasting and having fun became more frequent.

In Tao Gu's own words, no one asks about the poems and books on a full stomach, and there are many frustrated people in the city.

Originally, Liu Chengyou had the idea of taking Tao Gu as a minister, but this person was too ignorant of self-love and self-respect. For a long time, although Liu Chengyou has emphasized talent more than virtue, this also has a bottom line, and Tao Gu has crossed the line in some things.